Anxiety article; interesting with familiar names!

Lovesthebeach · 07-13-2012, 05:20 PM

Maybe this has already been posted here but just in case it had not or if you missed it, here it is:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48179749.../#.UACqOI5AvIo

Bilo76 · 07-13-2012, 05:27 PM

Is that our beloved member 'Jheaney1' thats mentioned in that text?

jheaney1 · 07-13-2012, 07:44 PM

wow! Yeah, that's me. I corresponded with the author through email. I didn't realize that the article had been written already. Cool, thanks for posting.

Songbird · 07-15-2012, 04:23 AM

PaxilProgress gets a mention! Is that our texgirl? It's a good article.

kathleen2 · 07-15-2012, 09:53 AM

Wow, guys: eloquent & articulate--well done!

scotty · 07-15-2012, 10:23 AM

I've talked to Sharon Begley, at length, and there will be a follow up to this article. Good job guys!

Bilo76 · 07-15-2012, 10:39 AM

James,

In the article i read "He weaned himself off psychiatric drugs in 2011".
But it doesnt mention you are back on. Didnt you tell her about the bad WD you experienced? I dont read anything about wd in this article

jheaney1 · 07-15-2012, 12:07 PM

Now that I'm rereading my email, I didn't talk about reinstating Paxil. I talked about withdrawal symptoms and the problems I had weaning off the drug, but not the reasons for reinstating. I should have said something about it, but it didn't come up while I was writing. I talked more about the initial weaning schedule that I used last year, but not much about my experience this year. The questions were more about my experience on Paxil, the reasons I first started taking it, and why I decided to stop. Mrs. Begley said in her request that her article was about the over prescribing of SSRI, not so much about withdrawal. I think that trying to squeeze both topics into an article would be difficult. She did a great job articulating that "normal behavior is an illness" idea in her article. I liked it very much.

texgirl · 07-16-2012, 07:44 AM

I spoke with Sharon twice, but didn't see the story till today. I'm "Marla Royce."

Bilo76 · 07-16-2012, 07:52 AM

Thats a dutch name;. "marla" :-)

Junior · 07-16-2012, 03:09 PM

Great job guys. The over prescribing is out of control and people need to be aware of what is going on.

*thumbs up*

scotty · 07-16-2012, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by texgirl

I spoke with Sharon twice, but didn't see the story till today. I'm "Marla Royce."

I thought that was you! Sharon is a lovely woman.

long_way_home · 07-16-2012, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by texgirl

I spoke with Sharon twice, but didn't see the story till today. I'm "Marla Royce."

I love the picture of the troll in your signature.

What inspired you to put a troll there?

texgirl · 07-17-2012, 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilo76

Thats a dutch name;. "marla" :-)

But alas, as the story says, not my real name.

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotty

I thought that was you! Sharon is a lovely woman.

I've been reading her work for years in Newsweek, so it was pretty thilling to be interviewed by her.

Quote:

Originally Posted by long_way_home

I love the picture of the troll in your signature.

What inspired you to put a troll there?

A new member thought I was being too hard on him and accused me of being a troll, just coming to PP to make people feel bad. Scotty leapt to my rescue, but I couldn't resist the avatar.

07-13-2012, 05:20 PM	#1
Lovesthebeach Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 206	Anxiety article; interesting with familiar names! Maybe this has already been posted here but just in case it had not or if you missed it, here it is: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48179749.../#.UACqOI5AvIo __________________ June 2011-Sept 2011-Weaned 5 mgs every few weeks September 25, 2011 PAXIL FREE[/size][/font] Major Crash-January 18th 10 Mgs Fluoxetine February 17th 20 mgs Fluoxetine and benzo (only as needed)-doing ok March 30th 2012-started HRT doing MUCH better. Also started weaning off benzo May 15th-Benzo free-started weaning off Prozac-lowered HRT doses

07-13-2012, 05:27 PM	#2
Bilo76 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Holland Posts: 1,641	Re: Anxiety article; interesting with familiar names! Is that our beloved member 'Jheaney1' thats mentioned in that text? __________________ Bilo aka Remco 14 years on Paxil 20 mg cause of a bad anxiety disorder (social anxiety, agoraphobia) 2011 Oct 16th: Cold turkey stop Paxil cause of poopout and switch to lexapro 15 mg. Hell started. Tapered lexapro. Tapered oxazepam. Med-free since may 18th 2012 "....We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality. It can not command, only serve..." Albert Einstein.

07-13-2012, 07:44 PM	#3
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07-15-2012, 09:53 AM	#5
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07-15-2012, 10:39 AM	#7
Bilo76 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Holland Posts: 1,641	Re: Anxiety article; interesting with familiar names! James, In the article i read "He weaned himself off psychiatric drugs in 2011". But it doesnt mention you are back on. Didnt you tell her about the bad WD you experienced? I dont read anything about wd in this article __________________ Bilo aka Remco 14 years on Paxil 20 mg cause of a bad anxiety disorder (social anxiety, agoraphobia) 2011 Oct 16th: Cold turkey stop Paxil cause of poopout and switch to lexapro 15 mg. Hell started. Tapered lexapro. Tapered oxazepam. Med-free since may 18th 2012 "....We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality. It can not command, only serve..." Albert Einstein.

07-15-2012, 12:07 PM	#8
jheaney1 Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 472	Re: Anxiety article; interesting with familiar names! Now that I'm rereading my email, I didn't talk about reinstating Paxil. I talked about withdrawal symptoms and the problems I had weaning off the drug, but not the reasons for reinstating. I should have said something about it, but it didn't come up while I was writing. I talked more about the initial weaning schedule that I used last year, but not much about my experience this year. The questions were more about my experience on Paxil, the reasons I first started taking it, and why I decided to stop. Mrs. Begley said in her request that her article was about the over prescribing of SSRI, not so much about withdrawal. I think that trying to squeeze both topics into an article would be difficult. She did a great job articulating that "normal behavior is an illness" idea in her article. I liked it very much. __________________ 2000 - 2011: 40mg/day 6-2011: 30mg/day 7-2011: 25mg/day 8-2011: 20mg/day 9-2011: 15mg/day 10-2011: 10mg/day 11-2011: 0mg/day 1-2012: (crash) 10mg/day 4-24-12: 9mg/day 6-11-12: 8.1mg/day 7-26-12: 7.5mg/day 9-24-12: 6.8mg/day 11-11-12: 6mg/day 2-14-13: 5mg/day

07-16-2012, 07:44 AM	#9
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07-16-2012, 07:52 AM	#10
Bilo76 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Holland Posts: 1,641	Re: Anxiety article; interesting with familiar names! Thats a dutch name;. "marla" :-) __________________ Bilo aka Remco 14 years on Paxil 20 mg cause of a bad anxiety disorder (social anxiety, agoraphobia) 2011 Oct 16th: Cold turkey stop Paxil cause of poopout and switch to lexapro 15 mg. Hell started. Tapered lexapro. Tapered oxazepam. Med-free since may 18th 2012 "....We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality. It can not command, only serve..." Albert Einstein.

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